Sportys E6b Flight Computer App Reviews

I use this app a lot and absolutely love that it is even useable on the Apple Watch! I just hope that eventually the developers will make it so that I will be able to add it as a complication on my “flying” watch face so that I can pop right into it quickly.

I had hoped to use the Apple Watch app, but the display only shows the top half of the numbers. Perhaps this is because I have the original Apple Watch? I also find the process of entering numbers to be cumbersome. If I click on an item to change the value, I first have to backspace out the current value before entering the new value. I’d prefer that it just let me start typing the number right away instead of going through those extra steps. But I’m happy that this app is available. I haven’t used it much yet, but I’m sure it will be useful.

Good E6B on my iPhone, but the number input pad on my Apple Watch is nonresponsive in this app. I presume that will be fixed. In the meantime my iPhone is just fine.

I've bought several E6B apps and never liked one. Most won't even give you TAS fro IAS, temp and Alt, the most basic of all info from an E6B. This one does it all and carries all info from one function to the next. FABULOUS.

Definitely worth it considering the actual e6b is many times more expensive and doesn't even have a gps.

The iPad version is everything I hoped for and more. An outstanding job. Except for the exam and emergencies, I will retire the excellent Sporty's electronic calculator, and the mechanical E6B is now scrap metal except for check rides.

On 'fuel per hour' can we have an Extra time input for. Hh. H also So we can input either type of hours.

Nice application and easy to use. Its the only electronic version I have, so nothing to compare it with. In the decription it does state it's not approved for FAA test. There is NOTHING that tells you the following until AFTER you purchase the program. On the "About" page, there is a banner which states: "Note: Sportys E6B is an instructional aid, and should is not to be used for navigation" Hmmm, That would have been nice to know in the description before I paid for it.

This overpriced little app was apparently written for the iPhone and doesn't display well on the iPad. (It has a pixelated 2X view, for instance. And it displays only in one orientation; it doesn't automatically switch as the iPad is rotated.) Not worth the money.

A really wonderful app. Makes calculating time between checkpoints a breeze! Planning a VFR flight plan is twice as fast with this E6B. I would say it's even better than Sporty's full fledged electronic E6B except that the iPad cannot be used on written exams. With that exception, this is easily the best E6B money can buy, electronic or otherwise.

WOW finally a full E6B for the iPod from a respectable source. I love having my ipod for music and now for the full E6B. I'm glad I will not have to carry the older bulky electronic E6B. Now I have my music in the plane as well as the E6B. Thanks sportys.

So far I like this app, I would like to see a few tweaks such as combining imperial & metric measurements. ex: Jet A pounds - gallons/liters all on one page. This would help those of us operating outside the U.S.

I have the Sporty's electronic E6B in addition to the IPAD version. The one feature I really miss is the ability to do time math in HH:MM:SS format. There is a calculator provided in the IPAD app (which might benefit from bigger buttons), and maybe a ":" key could be added there (with the associated logic to handle it). This feature is the one thing that keeps me carrying my electronic E6B in my flight bag (as opposed to just using the IPAD version). I realize, of course, that converting HH:MM:SS to decimal time isn't rocket science, it is just a very handy time saver!

Agree with other reviewers that larger text would be better. Lots of wasted space and not really attractive pages, especially on an iPad which a lot of us are using. Would be nice if the timer made a sound when count was reached.

I have the Sporty’s E6B calculator and the old fashion wiz wheel, this by far is so less complicated and a must for all pilots. Built in calculator as well since the iPad doesn’t have one. A pity you can’t use it for your exam but it made it easy for my check ride.

As the title says, the app will not load at all. I have tried at least a dozen times to use it but have never been able to.

The best thing about this app is that it looks great, lots of calculations, and easy navigation. And the final calculations automatically update when an input is changed. However, the buttons (numbers/symbols) are way too small. There is a lot of wasted space (amongst other things a big sportys logo at the top). They could definitely fix this. It is especially apparent in the calculator- micro buttons compared to iPhone calculator. This is such a small issue, and i know that sportys has the resources to fix it. However, it doesn't seem like they are updating this app with new features. Not cool at all for a $10 app. No updates is why I give this 3 stars. A lot of other reviewers have important ideas and fixes as well that should be addressed. This app might just be dead(no real updates)

I guess the e6b in itself is ok. But in the cockpit I need much bigger buttons and fonts!

Way better than other e6b options. My one gripe and feature request is that the Next, Previous, and tapping an entry field select the full value so I can enter a replacement on the keyboard without hitting the C button every time to clear, since flight planning involves keeping some values the same while changing others for similar calculations.

Do not wast your money on this app. It has no help page and I have still not figured our how to do a weight & balance. Buy a hand held E6B. It is much better than this one. It is pretty useless to me. I want my money back!!!

saves me a whole lot of time for crosscountry planning.

Please update this app do that it's optimized for iPhone 6+ screen with landscape mode.

The basic calculator on both the iPhone and iPad version drives me nuts. Some keys number keys as well as the arithmetic keys won't work sometimes. I find myself repeating basic problems over and over. Other calculator apps on these platforms work fine so I know it's not an operator issue. UPDATE. THE CALCULATOR IS STILL CRAP

Although this was made to help real world pilots. I've found it increases my enjoyment of flight sim aircraft a lot as well. The descent functions alone are well worth the cost for me. I don't even really pay attention the FMS suggested VNAV anymore on one of my aircraft, this is more accurate! Im very happy, thanks a lot!

Use native keyboard to input numbers instead of the s***** sportys custom keypad. Interface needs to be way cleaner, u*** as hell. Functionally, it works ok if you pop a few Xanax.

It should have an option to prevent the auto-lock feature from kicking in, like in ForeFlight. It's just not a smart design to have the timer feature, which doesn't involve screen interaction, allowing the screen to go blank. Fix that and I'll adjust my rating.

I noticed that they updated the weight and balance section of the app to allow pilots to enter additional stations for passengers and/or cargo. I submitted that suggestion less than a month ago!!! I have no idea if anyone else brought it to your attention, but I'll claim the responsibility for having done so :-) Way to go, Sporty's!! Clearly, you take customer concerns as seriously as you take the rest of the aviation industry. Congratulations

It's great that all these features are in one app, but the user friendliness and intuitiveness is from the 1990's.

An instructor recommended this to me to save time on flight plans. While you still need to know how to use the old fashioned E6B, this is such a great tool to have at your disposal. It is simple to use and so far has been accurate. I so learning about all it's features but so far, it's great.

The iPhone app crashes when opened. Can't get it to work at all.

EXCELLENT APP! But it would be valuable to have a "true altitude" function, I.e., low temperature altitude corrections. Most newer FMS's provide this, but it would be handy to have it here like it is on the old "Whizz Wheels".

Simple and gets the job done

Utterly disappointed that the watch app does not have any enroute options. Can not select any planning or enroute to put on my watch. Waste of $10.00. There are free EB6 flight computers all over the place. I made an assumption that for $10 I would get something for the watch useful for in flight purpose. Every single option, the 9, have to be calculated on the ground.

Easy to use and my examiner allowed me use it on my checkride!

Very professional. It's now a "must have" app.

It's the easiest and best e6b I've ever used. Plus it's the fraction of the cost of any other electronic flight computer. The only problem is that you are not allowed to use it for the FAA knowledge tests.

Just downloaded that last night. Student pilot who's doing his xc's. really came in great during the flight planning AND in the plane during the approaches. I needed to recalculate the crosswinds quickly (was on downwind) since the winds were shifting and I have 7 Kt x-wind limit. Entered a few numbers and was able to request another runway just in time :-). I haven't had a change to explore all if the other functions, but so far, I'd recommend it!

Universal iPhone and iPAD apps is great! The User Interface is clean and clear compared to other E6B I've purchased for iOS. No time calculations function compared to other iOS App I have, It think many user has mentioned this in various reviews. If the functions menu can be viewed in portrait view on iPAD as the landscape view on iPAD then it will improve the ease of use in flight when iPAD is a kneeboard.

Nice app with some room for improvement. Landing CG calculation is is wrong. It seems that moment for the burned fuel is not subtracted from the takeoff moment, so the calculated landing CG is way off. Also, entering the arm for the burned fuel seems redundant. Ability to enter CG/Weight safe operating corners into the aircraft profiles would have been a neat feature. currently the app only tells you if the weight limit is exceeded, but not the CG limit.

Very easy to input the wrong data due to not clear and cumbersome input method. Found a couple of $0.99 apps that are MUCH better. For those used to the old electronic calculator style it is good, but this is iOS, Sporty's can do much better!

I love the iPhone app and use it as my primary e6b. Yesterday I got the Apple Watch and was excited to be able to use functions there instead of having to break out the phone. NOPE. The only thing the watch app does is conversions. When I'm flying, I don't need to convert avgas gallons to pounds, I need to be able to calculate heading, distance, and fuel burn to my divert location! Soooo disappointed that the Functions were left out of the watch app.

Really helps

As a student pilot, this app considerably cuts down on planning for a trip. It instantly gives you the wind correction angle, ground speed, and the times enroute. Love it!

This is a very good app, easy to use and very helpful. $10 is a bit to much though also please add a Knots to MPH conversion because when my passengers ask how many miles per hour we are going I will be able to tell them. So please update that please since I payed $10 for this. Thanks

Excellent app.

Does what it says. Should be a 5 dollar app.

I'm pretty disappointed with this calculator. It does not live up to it's Hype of providing the calculations you can expect on theFAA Knowledge Test. It does not address 'Corrected Altitude", "Off Course Correction", "Determining Magnetic Heading and Groundspeed" or "Determining Wind Direction and Speed". It seems to me this could be easily fixed but it is not in the current App. You'll still need to carry your cardboard Flight Computer with all the confusing methods of determining the aforementioned computations.

One of the other reviews stated that you can't add additional rows/arms in the weight and balance calculator -- that is not correct. Just under the the Baggage 2 row is a large 'Add New Station button', which allows you to add as many rows or additional locations as you'd like. The Edit button at the top right of the screen then allows you to change the description of the location to whatever you'd like.

I bought another less expensive E6B application after reading some of the reviews here, and there. As a student pilot I'm using the electronic E6B only to double check my work on the mechanical version. After downloading the other application and cross checking my work I found that the cheaper E6B application was getting stuff wrong (or I was always wrong)! In an effort to triple check, I spent the money on the Sporty's application. Boy was I relieved when all my mechanical calculations matched up exactly with the Sporty's application. The only reason I knocked off the last star, and gave it a 4 rating, is the constant Sporty's banner on top. I know where I got it, I'll tell other pilots about it, please get rid of that banner and make everything else a little bigger. If you need to keep reminding me its a Sporty's application flash it on start up or something. As somebody who incorrectly went cheaper the first time, I've learned from my mistake and you can too... Get this application first.

Great app, works well. I like the timer and calculator function too. Only reason why I gave it 4 stars is there is a disclaimer on it that says "not to be used for navigation". What's up with that? Why else would we use it?

This app does everything it says it does. It has not given me any problems. Best $10 I have ever spent.

When are they going to have an iPhone 5 update. Also weight and balance for multiple aircraft! Every time I fly a new aircraft I need to re-enter the weight and balance data. Also need iCloud support so any time I update my phone I do not nee to start from scratch.

Problem! New version does not save aircraft profile for weight and balance! Please fix asap

Seems nice. Good interface. If you are playing with the Mach number function, the temperature requested is indicated air temperature, which is the total or stagnation temperature, not outside air temperature. GIGO.

I bought this app to help me with calculations that I didn't know how to do on the mechanical e6b and to cross check myself. Really nice and convenient app to have for cross country planning.

Need iPhone 5 support!

The layout does not utilize all the screen real estate. Many of the buttons could be made bigger for easier access. Also, the regular calculator function should be larger. This would help with hitting the correct button. The functions work great, but it is very difficult to use.

Nice App. Only things I would like to see would be an "enter" and "Conv" button on the keypad like on the electronic E6B. Weight and balance entry needs reworked. Is a hassle to enter the way it is set up now. Would also be nice to have a conversion button and pop up window to convert any window or result without having to re-enter in the conversion side of the app. Would also like to have the same screen view in landscape or portrait.

The clock widget has three clocks that all show the same time; they are labeled to show Zulu, local, and home. Correction....I'm an idiot. Fixed under the main settings page. :)

The setting of the initial value on the countdown timer has some problems… the picker doesn't respond to scrolling properly. Also, when you reset the countdown timer, instead of resetting to the initial value (as for timing an approach), it uselessly resets to zero. The keypad seems slow to respond to taps, unlike the built-in Apple keypad. There is no audible feedback.

If you are looking for an app to perform weight and balance calculations to see if you are within your safe flight envelope, don't buy this product. There is no graphical presentation provided. All is does is compute total moment.